Digital Camera News and Reviews

Olympus Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm

Dpreview has reviewed the Olympus Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm F3.5-5.6 lens which is Olympus standard kit lens with its entry level DSLR cameras like the E-510 and E-410. Olympus got a very good reputation for making very good kit lenses so it is interesting what the reviewer will think of the the 14-42mm.

Dpreview ends up giving the lens a “Recommended” rating due to small and light size and very good image quality. A minor con is some chromatic aberration wide open at the telephoto end.
Seems like Olympus has made an excellent kit lens.

Read the full review of the Olympus Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm F3.5-5.6 lens here.

Olympus Zuiko Digital 12-60mm

Dpreview has reviewed the new Olympus Zuiko Digital 12-60mm F2.8-4.0 SWD lens. This lens is a part of Olympus’ pro line up and should be a of good quality.

Dpreview ends up giving the Olympus Zuiko Digital 12-60mm F2.8-4.0 SWD lens a “Highly Recommended” rating due to the lens’ excellent optics, useful wide-angle range and very good build quality. The downsides are some distortion at the widest angle and a hefty price tag.
All in all this seems like a very good “standard zoom” lens for the Four Thirds system.

Read the full review of the Olympus Zuiko Digital 12-60mm 1:2.8-4.0 lens here.

Olympus E-420 DSLR

Digitalcamerareview.com has reviewed the new compact DLSR camera from Olympus, the E-420. Olympus claims that this is the world’s smallest DSLR so this should be an interesting camera for photographers looking for a “serious” camera that fit in their pocket.
Some camera features:
-10.0 megapixel sensor
-2.7″ LCD screen
-Live view
-Face detection and shadow adjustment technologies

Digitalcamerareview.com ends up giving the Olympus E-420 a pretty good review since you get most features that a DSLR has to offer in a very compact size. The reviewer even found the camera to be a bit small for his hands. The E-420 produces very good images, but a small con is that the camera doesn’t have image stabilization.

Read the full review of the Olympus E-420 DSLR here.

Olympus E-3 DSLR

LetsGoDigital has reviewed Olympus’ flagship digital reflex camera, the E-3.
LetsGoDigital ends up giving the Olympus E-3 DSLR a very good review with an overall score at 84% due the camera’s good weatherproofed body with very good dust cleaning of the sensor. The viewfinder is also very big and the camera got a very fast auto focus system.

Read the full review of the Olympus E-3 here.